2018 Indianapolis 500 Review: Driver-By-Driver Statistics (May 31, 2018)

A statistical recap of all 33 competitors in the 102nd Indianapolis 500, the sixth round of the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series schedule, won by Will Power.

86 Stats in 86 Days Until 86th 24 Hours of Le Mans – Day 71, Ages of Drivers Entered for 2018 Race (May 31, 2018)

The 86th annual 24 Hours of Le Mans is 16 days away! This is the 71st day of the 86 Stats in 86 Days Until the 86th 24 Hours of Le Mans blog.

Each day from now until the Friday before the 24 Hours of Le Mans, we’ll post a list of stats related to the race. Some are well-known statistics, while others are a little more in-depth.

Here is a list of the ages of all 180 drivers currently entered for this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. Mark Patterson is the oldest driver, at 66 years, 183 days. Interestingly, the youngest drivers – Phil Hanson and Julien Andlauer – share a birthday (July 5, 1999), and are equally the youngest at 18 years, 347 days. The age with the most drivers is 36 years old (14 drivers entered), and the average age is around 33 years and 10.5 months.

86 Stats in 86 Days Until 86th 24 Hours of Le Mans – Day 70, Countries Entered for 2018 Race (May 30, 2018)

The 86th annual 24 Hours of Le Mans is 17 days away! This is the 70th day of the 86 Stats in 86 Days Until the 86th 24 Hours of Le Mans blog.

Each day from now until the Friday before the 24 Hours of Le Mans, we’ll post a list of stats related to the race. Some are well-known statistics, while others are a little more in-depth.

Here’s a look at the countries that have drivers entered for the 2018 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. At least one driver from 33 different countries are entered, as of Wednesday, May 30. France leads all countries with 34 drivers, followed by the United Kingdom with 28 drivers.

Motor Racing Statistics: Winner Wednesday (May 30, 2018)

Here is this week’s edition of the all-encompassing Motor Racing Statistics “Winner Wednesday” blog, a list of the drivers with the most victories in several motorsports series this season. This blog runs on Wednesday through the year.

86 Stats in 86 Days Until 86th 24 Hours of Le Mans – Day 69, Highest Finish By United States Driver, Per Race (May 29, 2018)

The 86th annual 24 Hours of Le Mans is 18 days away! This is the 69th day of the 86 Stats in 86 Days Until the 86th 24 Hours of Le Mans blog.

Each day from now until the Friday before the 24 Hours of Le Mans, we’ll post a list of stats related to the race. Some are well-known statistics, while others are a little more in-depth.

Here’s a look at the best finish by a driver from the United States in each 24 Hours of Le Mans. U.S.-born drivers have won the race 15 times and been classified in the top 10 overall in 55 of 85 races.

Motor Racing Statistics: By The Numbers (May 29, 2018)

The latest edition of the all-encompassing Motor Racing Statistics “By The Numbers” blog, which looks at numbers throughout many forms of motorsports. This blog runs on Tuesdays through the year.

Monaco Grand Prix and Indianapolis 500 Winners – Same Country, Same Year (May 28, 2018)

It is a good time to be an Australian racing fan.

The Land Down Under is the homeland for two drivers who won two of the world’s biggest races Sunday – Daniel Ricciardo dominating the Monaco Grand Prix, and Will Power taking command late in the Indianapolis 500. Both drivers were first-time winners in their respective races.

Interestingly enough, this is only the fifth time winners of both races were from the same country in the same year, and the only time its happened on the same day. Australia became the third country to claim both wins in the same year, with only Brazil and the United Kingdom having produced winners of both races prior to 2018.

86 Stats in 86 Days Until 86th 24 Hours of Le Mans – Day 68, Highest Finish By Australian Driver, Per Race (May 28, 2018)

The 86th annual 24 Hours of Le Mans is 19 days away! This is the 68th day of the 86 Stats in 86 Days Until the 86th 24 Hours of Le Mans blog.

Each day from now until the Friday before the 24 Hours of Le Mans, we’ll post a list of stats related to the race. Some are well-known statistics, while others are a little more in-depth.

Daniel Ricciardo and Will Power had huge days Sunday, with Ricciardo leading all 78 laps of the Monaco Grand Prix, while Power won the 102nd Indianapolis 500. With both drivers being Australian, here’s a look at how Australians have fared in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with the best finish by an Australian each year.

Season Series Stats Update: 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, Following Race 13 (May 27, 2018)

Season statistics following the 13th race of the 2018 NASCAR Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season May 27 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Event Recap: 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Statistics from Charlotte (May 27, 2018)

Event statistics following the 13th race of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, the Coca Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina.

Kyle Busch dominated the race, leading 377 of the 400 laps for his fourth victory of the season and the first Coca Cola 600 win of his career. Busch – who has now won a points-paying Cup Series race at every track he’s contested – defeated Martin Truex Jr. by 3.823 seconds. Third was Denny Hamlin, followed by Brad Keselowski and Jimmie Johnson.

86 Stats in 86 Days Until 86th 24 Hours of Le Mans – Day 67, WRC Champs to Compete at Le Mans (May 27, 2018)

The 86th annual 24 Hours of Le Mans is 20 days away! This is the 67th day of the 86 Stats in 86 Days Until the 86th 24 Hours of Le Mans blog.

Each day from now until the Friday before the 24 Hours of Le Mans, we’ll post a list of stats related to the race. Some are well-known statistics, while others are a little more in-depth.

They are two very different disciplines, but there have been many instances where rally and endurance racing has seen crossover. Several World Rally Championship drivers have ventured to the world’s most prestigious endurance race to test their skills, and five WRC driving champions have competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Three of those five have earned podiums in their class.

Season Series Stats Update: 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series, Following Race 6 (May 27, 2018)

Season statistics following the sixth race of the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series season May 27, the Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Event Recap: 2018 IndyCar Series Statistics from Indianapolis 500 (May 27, 2018)

Event statistics following the sixth race of the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series season, the 102nd Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana.

Will Power took command on Lap 196 from Stefan Wilson – who along with two others were forced to stop for fuel – and led the final five laps of the race to secure his first Indianapolis 500 win. Power led four times for 59 laps to win by 3.1589 seconds over polesitter Ed Carpenter. It marked an incredible month for Power, who became the first driver to win both the Grand Prix of Indianapolis and the Indianapolis 500 – both in the same season and all together.

Additionally, with his two wins at Indianapolis, Power has jumped from 10th to first in the points in two races (was 10th after crashing in last month’s race at Barber Motorsports Park).

Scott Dixon, the 2008 Indy 500 winner, battled to third, followed by Andretti Autosport teammates and former winners Alexander Rossi (2016) and Ryan Hunter-Reay (2014).

Season Series Stats Update: 2018 Formula 1 World Championship, Following Race 6 (May 27, 2018)

Season statistics following the sixth race of the 2018 Formula 1 World Championship season May 27 at Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Event Recap: 2018 Formula 1 World Championship from Monaco Grand Prix (May 27, 2018)

Event statistics following the sixth race of the 2018 FIA Formula 1 World Championship season, the 76th Monaco Grand Prix at the 19-turn, 3.337-kilometer (2.074-mile) Circuit de Monaco.

Daniel Ricciardo led from start-to-finish for his second victory of the season, becoming the third driver this season in six races with two victories. He led fellow two-time 2018 race winners Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton to spots on the podium.

Season Series Stats Update: 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series, Following Race 11 (May 26, 2018)

Season statistics following the 11th race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season May 26 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina.

Event Recap: 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series Statistics from Charlotte (May 26, 2018)

Event statistics following the 11th race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, the Alsco 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina.

Brad Keselowski became the first driver to win multiple Xfinity Series races in 2018, leading 77 laps to hold Cole Custer off for his fourth victory at the mile-and-a-half track. Custer was second, ahead of Christopher Bell, Ty Dillon and points leader Elliott Sadler.

Race Preview: Formula 1 at Round 6, Monaco Grand Prix (May 27, 2018)

The 2018 FIA Formula 1 World Championship season continues this weekend with the prestigious Monaco Grand Prix at the 3.337-kilometer (2.074-mile) Circuit de Monaco.

Here’s a look at some interesting statistics and tidbits heading into race day.

86 Stats in 86 Days Until 86th 24 Hours of Le Mans – Day 66, Best Overall Finish for Italian Drivers, Per Race (May 26, 2018)

The 86th annual 24 Hours of Le Mans is 21 days away! This is the 66th day of the 86 Stats in 86 Days Until the 86th 24 Hours of Le Mans blog.

Each day from now until the Friday before the 24 Hours of Le Mans, we’ll post a list of stats related to the race. Some are well-known statistics, while others are a little more in-depth.

Here is a look at the best finishing position by an Italian driver in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Italian drivers have taken part in 79 races, notching 16 victories and podiums in 28 races.

2018 Indianapolis 500 Advance/102 Stats in 102 Days Until 102nd Indy 500 – Day 102, Driver-By-Driver Statistics (May 26, 2018)

This is the 102nd and final edition of the 102 Stats in 102 Days Until 102nd Indy 500 blog, which began Wednesday, February 14. The blog also serves as the advance statistics post for this weekend's sixth round of the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series season. The 102nd Indianapolis 500 is this Sunday, May 27, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana. Ed Carpenter will lead the field to the green flag, with the race scheduled to start at 12:19 p.m. Eastern time.

Here is a look at the Indianapolis 500 statistics, as well as other tidbits, of every driver that qualified for this year’s race. Drivers are listed in order of their qualifying position. Not only does this serve as the final 102 Stats blog but also as an advance leading up to the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing.”

We hope you enjoyed the 102 Stats in 102 Days Until 102nd Indy 500 blog. Please continue to check back at Motor Racing Statistics for additional Indianapolis 500 stats that were not part of this campaign, and make sure to check on the final 21 days of the 86 Stats in 86 Days Until 86th 24 Hours of Le Mans blog.

86 Stats in 86 Days Until 86th 24 Hours of Le Mans – Day 65, 24 Hours of Le Mans Overall Winners to Compete in Indy 500 (May 25, 2018)

The 86th 24 Hours of Le Mans is 22 days away! This is the 65th day of the 86 Stats in 86 Days Until the 86th 24 Hours of Le Mans blog.

Each day from now until the Friday before the 24 Hours of Le Mans, we’ll post a list of stats related to the race. Some are well-known statistics, while others are a little more in-depth.

Here is a look at 15 drivers who won the 24 Hours of Le Mans overall and competed in the Indianapolis 500. John Duff was the first to do so, in the 1920s, while Michele Alboreto and Stefan Johansson became the most recent when they won in 1997.

102 Stats in 102 Days Until 102nd Indy 500 – Day 101, Wins By a Driver in Certain Attempt (May 25, 2018)

The 102nd Indianapolis 500 is two days away! This is the 101st day of the 102 Stats in 102 Days Until the 102nd Indy 500 blog.

Each day from now until the Saturday before the Indianapolis 500, we’ll post a list of stats related to the race. Some are well-known statistics, while others are a little more in-depth.

Here is a look at the winner of each race and which attempt it took for that driver to win a specific race  Drivers in their third or fourth career Indianapolis 500 have won the race 14 times each, while 55 races have won by drivers competing in their fifth start or fewer. Al Unser won his fourth race in his 22nd start, while Sam Hanks won the 1957 race in his 13th start, the most ever for a first-time race winner.

Wins By a Driver in Certain Attempt

Year	Winner	Driver's __ Indy 500		Position	No. of Races
1911	Ray Harroun	1st		1st	9
1912	Joe Dawson	2nd		2nd	10
1913	Jules Goux	1st		3rd	14
1914	Rene Thomas	1st		4th	14
1915	Ralph DePalma	4th		5th	8
1916	Dario Resta	2nd		6th	5
1919	Howdy Wilcox	7th		7th	8
1920	Gaston Chevrolet	2nd		8th	1
1921	Tommy Milton	3rd		9th	8
1922	Jimmy Murphy	3rd		10th	5
1923	Tommy Milton	5th		11th	5
1924	L.L. Corum	3rd		12th	5
	Joe Boyer	5th		13th	5
1925	Peter DePaolo	3rd		14th	1
1926	Frank Lockhart	1st		15th	0
1927	George Souders	1st		16th	0
1928	Louis Meyer	2nd		17th	1
1929	Ray Keech	2nd		18th	1
1930	Billy Arnold	3rd		19th	1
1931	Louis Schneider	4th		20th	1
1932	Fred Frame	5th		21st	0
1933	Louis Meyer	7th		22nd	1
1934	Bill Cummings	5th
1935	Kelly Petillo	4th
1936	Louis Meyer	10th
1937	Wilbur Shaw	9th
1938	Floyd Roberts	4th
1939	Wilbur Shaw	11th
1940	Wilbur Shaw	12th
1941	Floyd Davis	4th
	Mauri Rose	9th
1946	George Robson	3rd
1947	Mauri Rose	11th
1948	Mauri Rose	12th
1949	Bill Holland	3rd
1950	Johnnie Parsons	2nd
1951	Lee Wallard	4th
1952	Troy Ruttman	4th
1953	Bill Vukovich	3rd
1954	Bill Vukovich	4th
1955	Bob Sweikert	4th
1956	Pat Flaherty	4th
1957	Sam Hanks	13th
1958	Jimmy Bryan	7th
1959	Rodger Ward	9th
1960	Jim Rathmann	11th
1961	A.J. Foyt	4th
1962	Rodger Ward	12th
1963	Parnelli Jones	3rd
1964	A.J. Foyt	7th
1965	Jim Clark	3rd
1966	Graham Hill	1st
1967	A.J. Foyt	10th
1968	Bobby Unser	6th
1969	Mario Andretti	5th
1970	Al Unser	5th
1971	Al Unser	6th
1972	Mark Donohue	4th
1973	Gordon Johncock	9th
1974	Johnny Rutherford	11th
1975	Bobby Unser	13th
1976	Johnny Rutherford	13th
1977	A.J. Foyt	20th
1978	Al Unser	13th
1979	Rick Mears	2nd
1980	Johnny Rutherford	17th
1981	Bobby Unser	19th
1982	Gordon Johncock	18th
1983	Tom Sneva	10th
1984	Rick Mears	7th
1985	Danny Sullivan	3rd
1986	Bobby Rahal	5th
1987	Al Unser	22nd
1988	Rick Mears	11th
1989	Emerson Fittipaldi	6th
1990	Arie Luyendyk	6th
1991	Rick Mears	14th
1992	Al Unser Jr.	10th
1993	Emerson Fittipaldi	10th
1994	Al Unser Jr.	12th
1995	Jacques Villeneuve	2nd
1996	Buddy Lazier	4th
1997	Arie Luyendyk	13th
1998	Eddie Cheever	9th
1999	Kenny Brack	3rd
2000	Juan Pablo Montoya	1st
2001	Helio Castroneves	1st
2002	Helio Castroneves	2nd
2003	Gil de Ferran	4th
2004	Buddy Rice	2nd
2005	Dan Wheldon	3rd
2006	Sam Hornish Jr.	7th
2007	Dario Franchitti	5th
2008	Scott Dixon	6th
2009	Helio Castroneves	9th
2010	Dario Franchitti	7th
2011	Dan Wheldon	9th
2012	Dario Franchitti	9th
2013	Tony Kanaan	12th
2014	Ryan Hunter-Reay	7th
2015	Juan Pablo Montoya	3rd
2016	Alexander Rossi	1st
2017	Takuma Sato	8th